Benfica

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Bemfica (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

According to folk etymology, bem +‎ fica, literally “stay well”, hence the spelling Bemfica. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bẽˈfi.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bẽˈfi.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bẽˈfi.ka/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bẽˈfi.kɐ/

• Hyphenation: Ben‧fi‧ca

Proper noun

Benfica f

2. a civil parish and neighborhood of Lisbon, Portugal
   2. a railway station in Lisbon, Portugal
3. a neighborhood of Luanda, Angola
4. a neighborhood of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
5. a neighborhood of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
6. a neighborhood of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
7. a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
8. a former civil parish of Oeiras, Portugal
9. a village in Mé-Zóchi, São Tomé and Príncipe

Usage notes

• Benfica is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

Derived terms

• benfiquista

Related terms

• Benfica do Ribatejo
• Benfica e Mussulo
• São Domingos de Benfica

See also

civil parishes of Lisbon: freguesias de Lisboaedit

• Ajuda
• Alcântara
• Alvalade
• Areeiro
• Arroios
• Avenidas Novas
• Beato
• Belém
• Benfica
• Campo de Ourique
• Campolide
• Carnide
• Estrela
• Lumiar
• Marvila
• Misericórdia
• Olivais
• Parque das Nações
• Penha de França
• Santa Clara
• Santa Maria Maior
• Santo António
• São Domingos de Benfica
• São Vicente

Further reading

• “Benfica”, in Dicionário infopédia da Toponímia (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026